Bush: Markets absorbing ‘extraordinary’ events

[sabra]

Source: MSNBC/AP

President: Financial markets dealing with steps taken to foster stability

WASHINGTON - In a speech to the nation Thursday morning, President Bush said he shares the American people’s concern about the situation in U.S. financial markets and the economy.

Bush said the markets are adjusting to “extraordinary measures” the government has taken to stabilize the economy.

The president delivered a statement to the America people from just outside the Oval Office. He said that he and his advisers are working to promote stability in the markets. But Bush did not announce any new policy moves.

The president scrapped an out-of-town trip to monitor the situation and will meet later Thursday with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26768589/

[SIMPLYB1980]

1. What shrub is actually saying to the american people.

[tomreedtoon]

2. He's absorbing a lot of Wild Turkey, too.

And he's going to snort some of that white stuff until the world looks better to him.

[jfkraus]

3. "I'm old."

Finally, the truth.

[AndyTiedye]

4. Bush Spoke and the Rally Fizzled

If I went short every time that bastard opened his mouth, I'd make a mint.

[YvonneCa]

5. Eight long years of the Bush REPUBLICAN government...

...decision-making and policy.

What's the extraordinary event affecting the market? Bush as Decider. Period.

[Javaman]

6. what exactly is so extraordinary about bailing out he rich?

he's* a fucking idiot.

[pattmarty]

7. He put off his "September vacation" for a couple of days more.

His "advisors" had to explain it to him as; "it's kinda like playing monopoly" to make it more understandable to the Harvard/Yale grad.

[liberal N proud]

8. Billions for the corporations, not one penny for the citizens

[Bjorn Against]

9. Bush says he's working hard on economic turmoil

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - Eager to show that he feels people's pain, President Bush scuttled a political fundraising trip Thursday to tell the country his administration is working feverishly to calm turmoil in the financial markets.

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His remarks Thursday were his first since Monday. And he has spurned every attempt by reporters to ask questions about the developments, including again on Thursday. As he finished his very brief statement and turned to walk back into the Oval Office, a reporter asked if he believed the economy was still sound. The president kept walking.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_markets

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Sometimes a headline tells you all you need to know.

[Solly Mack]

10. yeah...making it worse no doubt

[Turbineguy]

11. !!!!!!

:rofl:

[Hissyspit]

12. Bush Says He's Working Hard on Economic Turmoil

Source: Associated Press

Bush says he's working hard on economic turmoil
By BEN FELLER (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
September 18, 2008 12:28 PM EDT
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush scuttled a political fundraising trip Thursday to tell the country his administration is working feverishly to calm turmoil in the financial markets.

Bush was supposed to have spent the day in Alabama and Florida raising money for Republicans and talking about energy policy. He canceled his trip and sent Vice President Dick Cheney to the fundraisers and stayed to focus on the worst financial meltdown in the United States since the Great Depression.

"The American people are concerned about the situation in our financial markets and our economy," Bush said, "and I share their concerns." The tumult in financial markets and the disappearance of corporate giants have shaken people's faith in the economy. On Wall Street, the fear is that more significant financial companies will fall, causing a spillover effect within the United States and on world markets.

In brief formal remarks outside the Oval Office, Bush sought to show that the administration is moving swiftly and aggressively by taking "extraordinary measures."

Read more: http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20080918/48d1d240_3421_13345200809181845386920

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I'm sure he is...

"It's hard work!"

[rfranklin]

13. He can relax, he has achieved that result....

Mission Accomplished!

[RedSpartan]

23. LOL!

:spray:

[truthisfreedom]

14. Hnad waving, hand-wringing...

He's handy that way.

[texastoast]

15. God help us then n/t

[JerseygirlCT]

16. (whining) Ah put in a whole HOUR today, thinking hard... nt

[sakabatou]

17. Like how he worked so hard

when he was having birthday cake while NOLA flooded.

[Barack_America]

18. Love the headline. So true. He has worked hard to create this turmoil.

But I wish he would stop. Our economy can't take much more of his "work".

[WarbirdForObama]

19. Yeah, I'm sure he's all about

rolling up his sleeves and getting that hard work done.

Oh, wait.

Breaking News.

A flock of pigs just flew over downtown Los Angeles.

[JuniperLea]

20. He needs to back the hell off and let someone with brains and a conscience do the hard work!

That rat bastard needs to go down! I don't want to hear that he is working on anything! Why should we find solace in the fact that the foxes who raided our henhouse are "wurkin harrd" to fix said henhouse up again? Makes no goddamn sense.

[groovedaddy]

21. He's done enough damage already...impeach the bastard!!! n.t

[raccoon]

22. He doesn't have to work at it. nt

[bowens43]

24. so the jackass who created the mess is going to fix it? God help us.

[Renew Deal]

25. That's what we are all afraid of.

:scared:

[Frisbee]

26. I'm sure what he meant to say was...

"I've got it under control, I'm saying a prayer just like I did before the Iraq war, and everyone knows how much that helped. hehehe (stupid smirk)"

[Jamastiene]

27. So, THAT is why it is broken so bad.

Somebody give him a pretzel and a video game so he'll stop whatever he's doing that fucking everything up.